Member institutions are associated with nineteen Nobel laureates[5] and seven Field Medalists,[6] ten billionaires, and three heads of state.

In the early 2000s, to perform on the international scale, these thirteen universities joined forces with public research and higher-education institutions and grandes écoles.

After a long period of restoration, the first half of the new campus was inaugurated in September 2014 with new academic buildings, new dormitories, and a gymnasium.

In Paris, Sorbonne University has the campuses of Sorbonne, Jussieu, Pitié-Salpêtrière, Cordeliers, Saint-Antoine, Trousseau, Tenon, the Paris Institute of Astrophysics, the Vision Institute belonging to the Pierre and Marie Curie University; the Jardin des plantes, the Human paleontology Institute, the Musée de l'Homme, the Paris Zoological Park, properties of the National museum of natural history; the Latin quarter campus, the fr:Centre Clignancourt, the fr:Maison de la recherche, the National institute for art history, the Art and Archeology Institute, the Malesherbes University center, and the Institut d'urbanisme et d'aménagement, all belonging to the Paris-Sorbonne University; the fr:École supérieure d'art dramatique de Paris, the fr:Conservatoire à rayonnement régional de Paris, all belonging to the Pôle Supérieur Paris Boulogne-Billancourt Sorbonne University is also located in other numerous places in the Paris region:[9] Sorbonne University is also located in numerous other places in France:[9] Thanks to its members, Sorbonne University can benefit from a wide range of international partnerships, both in Europe and worldwide.

These partnerships allow academic mobility for students and a broader scientific cooperation for researchers.

[16] Members of the group have worked on several projects in order to strengthen relations and potentially create a new international institution.

It also offers cross-institutional academic courses in many fields, allowing students to graduate from both institutions.

[18] Sorbonne University, in partnership with INSEAD, also offers all of its alumni and PhD students a professionalizing course in business management, to complete their curriculum.

This diploma highlights and gathers the skills of doctors and researchers from the institutions that form Sorbonne University.

This innovative cross-disciplinary approach was embodied with the creation of four new academic positions, gathering several establishments of the group:[20] Sorbonne University has also formed, with academic institutions such as the China Scholarship Council or the Brazilian foundation FAPERJ, several partnerships enabling bilateral research programs.

COSU gathers 250 students, instrumentalists, and vocalists, who perform throughout the school year in concert halls, such as Sorbonne's Grand Amphitheater, or in other parts of Europe.

[36] Sorbonne University also takes part in student sport competitions, where it competes with other establishments.